Africa
Bishops of Africa: It is painful to see young people leave the continent
Paul Samasumo – Vatican City At the end of the 19th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) held from 25 July to 1…
America
Pope visits elderly and sick at Fraternité St. Alphonse Centre
By Vatican News staff reporter Welcomed in the garden of the facility by the permanent guests and those who commonly frequent the Centre, a total of around 50 people gathered…
America
Pope invites Canadian clergy to confront challenges of secularized world
Pope Francis , on Thursday evening – the fifth day of his Apostolic Journey to Canada – presided at Vespers with Bishops, clergy, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers at…
News
Canadian residential school survivor: ‘I’m here for my parents, whose children were taken’ – Vatican News
By Francesca Merlo Gerry Shigouz was in Maskwacis, near Edmonton, Canada, listening to Pope Francis' words as he travels the country on his "penitential pilgrimage". She told Vatican News' Marine…
News
Francis among Canada’s natives, treading on traumatized lands
In recent years, as more and more children's graves have been discovered in residential schools, the world is discovering the trauma of a Canada's natives.
News
Sri Lanka Cardinal condemns high-handed actions of new president – Vatican News
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Sri Lanka appeals to the interntional community to open an inquiry into the country's newly formed government after armed policemen and soldiers "attacked" peaceful protesters, less…
Europe
Ukraine. Gallagher: We need to keep the hope of dialogue alive – Vatican News
By Isabella Piro "A war of attrition" in which " it is incumbent upon the international community to keep the hope of dialogue, the hope of negotiation alive”: this is…
News
Annual report shows decline in allegations of abuse in US dioceses
By Lisa Zengarini More than 3,000 allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and others were reported during the year ending June 30, 2021, a significant decline from…
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Sri Lanka’s president flees the country – Vatican News
Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in the Maldives after mass protests force him to flee the country. His departure comes as protesters on Wednesday storm the Prime Minister’s office…
News
US Archbishop calls Biden’s promotion of abortion ‘deeply disturbing’
By Christopher Wells. The US Bishops’ point man on pro-life activities, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, has denounced President Joe Biden’s decision “to use his power as President of the United…